How can a self-employed person work in Austria?
QUESTION: Hello, I would like to know what the conditions are for working in Austria as a self-employed person, what I need to do to work there legally, including insurance (contracts, if required, etc.) and what documents I have to submit. I am specifically interested in construction activities. Thank you. ANSWER: In response to your query we would like to point out that Austria and Germany are the only EU countries which have restricted the free movement of labour as well as the free movement of services. The provision restricting the free movement of services is to protect Austria against circumventing the mechanism of employing citizens from the so-called new countries. Since the transitional period for workforce placement does not apply to self-employed persons (Selbständige), both Austria and Germany feared that local companies looking for a workforce for various reasons in the CR, might circumvent the law. Unlike the provisions related to the employment of a workforce, the limit
